The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-29
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Tho Shepherds with Their Flocls
at the Earthly Wei

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Who Ask the Water e4 Life.
The Brooklyn preacher again discoursed
at 1.-THE Hlmptona" taking for his topic
''Christ, the Shepherd" His text WIS:
We can not until all tho flocks b gathered
together. and till they roll the stone from the
wells mouth; then We water the sheep
Genesis, xxix,6
A scene in Nesopotamis, beautifully
pastoral A well Of water Of great value
In that region. The fields around about It
white with three hocks # sheep living
down waiting for tho watering Ivhear
their bleating coming on the bright air
and the laughter of young men and
maidens INDUCING in rustic repartec.
look OF and see other focks Of sheep
coming. Meanwhile. Jacob, . stranger,
oE the interesting GRAND locking for
wife, comes to the well. A beautiful
shopherdess comes to the same we'll.
ses her approaching, followed by her
fathers fock Of sheep. It was memcr-
able meeting. Jacob married that shep-
srdess. The 3 ibls account of II is:
Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice
ana wept.
1t has always been mystery to me
what he found 10 cry shout! But before
that scene occurred, Jacob accosts the
shepherds and asks them why they post
pone the sinking CT the thirst Of these
sheep, and why they did not Immediately
proceed to wa'er them. Tho shepherds
reply to the effect:
I'VE are all good neighbors, and As
matter Of courtesy we wait until all the
sheep Of the neiRhborhood come up Be-
sides that, this stone on the wells mouth
Is somewhat heavy. and several OF ~
take hold Of it and push 1t aside, and ,hsn
the buckets and the troughs are flied.
and ths sheep are satisfied. We can not.
until all the frocks are gathered together,
and Till we roll the stone from the wells
mouth; then we water tho sheep"
oh, this Is a thirsty worldi Hot for the
head, and blistering for the feet, and
parching for the tongue. The worlds
great want is a cool, refreshing, satisfy
ing draught We wander around and wo
tedious drought Eas dried up the worlds
turtles ago, Q Shepherd. with . crook in
the shape Of cross, and feet cut to the
bleeding, explored the desert passages OF
this world, and one day came across q
well . thousand feet deep. bubb!ing and
bright, and opalescent, and looked to the
north, and the south, and the east, and the
west, and cried out with voice strong
and musical that rang through the ages.
M avorv oca xh.< %s;rs%a%h ANNA "a che
wateri
Now great flock Of sheep to-day gather
around this gospel well. There are .
great many thirsty souls. l wonder why
the focks Of all nations do not gather
why so many stay thirsty, and while I
am wondering about 1t, my text breaks
forth in the explain alton, saying:
We can not, until all the aocks be gathered
together. and till they roll ths stone from the
wells mouth; then we water the sheep.
II a herd of swine come tn a we'll they
angrily jostlo each other for the prece-
dence; il q drove Of cattle come to q
well, they hook each other back from the
water, but whom flock Of sheep come,
though hundred Of them hall be Iisap-
pointed, they only express 1t by sad
bleatings; they como together peace
fully. We want great multitude to
como around the gospel well. l
know there are those who do not like o
. crowd-thcy think o crowd is vulgar.
II they are oppressed for room in church
IL makes them positively impatient and
belligerent We have had people perma-
nently leave our church because so many
other people come to it Not 30 Old these
oriental shepherds. They waited ntil
ell the focks were gathered, and the more
docks that came the better they liked it.
And 80 we ought to be anxious that oil
the people should como. Go on t into the
highways End hedges and compel them to
come in. Go to the rich and tell Thorn that
they are INDECENT without the Gospel Of
Jesus. 10 to the poor and tell them the
efluence there Is in Christ. CD to the
blind and tell them Of the touch that gives
eternal illumination. Go to the lame and
tell them Of the joy that will make the
lame man leap lika hart Gather all the
sheep c6 Of all the mountains. None SO
SO torn Of the dogs, none SO sick, none so
worried, none SO dying rs to be omitted.
Why not gather . great locki All Brook
Ign In flock; all New York in fock; all
the world In q flock.
This well OF the Gospel is deep enough
to put out the burning thirst of the $780,
CO0, 900 Of the race. Do not let the church,
BY spirit of exclusivenesA keep the
world out Let down oil the bars, swing
open oil tho gates, scatter al the invita-
tons:
Whosoever will, let him como.
Come, white and black. Cons, rcd man
Of the forest. Come, Lap,ander, out Of
the snow. Come, Pats2onisn, out Of the
heat Come In furs. Come pantiax I'M
der palm leaves. Coms ono. Come all
Come now. As at this we'll Of Mesopo-
tamia, Jacob AMI Rachel were betrothed,
80 this morning. at this well Of salvation,
Chris. our Shepherd will meet you COM
ing up with your loag d ,cks Of care, and
anxieties, aud he will stretch out his hand
in pledge Of his affection, while all
Heaven will cry out:
Behold the bridegroom eome:h; go 70 out to
meet him.
You notice that this well Of Nos opo-
tamia had . stone on 1t, which
must be removed before the sheep
could be watered; aud l find on the vel
Of salvation to-day impediments and OBJ.
stacles which must be removed in or
der that you may obtain the rcfres hment
and life Of this gospel. In your case tho
impediment is pride Of heart You can
not bear TO como to such o democratic
fountain; you do not want to come
with 10 many others. Il Is to you like
when you are dry coming to town pump,
as compared to sitting in psrlor slipping
out Of . chased chalce which has jast
bssn lifted from Q silver sslver. Not SO
many puS,icsns and sinners. Yor want
10 get to Heaven, but it must - In spe-
cial car. with your feet ON Turkish otto
man and . band Of music ON board the
train. You do not want to be in company